, 1887-07-21
AFTER THE FUGITIVES.
Rather ListIess Efforts Being Made
To Capture Them.
How the General Jail Delivery Was
Accomplished.
The Men and the Crimes Charged
Against Them.

The jail break at Laramie created nearly
as much excitement here as at that city,
and the Cheyenne authorities are on the
lookout for any of the escaped prisoners
who nay conclude to visit this city. The
six men who succeeded in escaping over
powered the turnkey and a trusty prisoner
named Ed. Jones, alias Smokey" who
is well known in Cheyenne, and who is
confined in the Albany county jail charged
with shooting a gambler named Blair at
Fort Fetterman last winter. These two
men were gagged and bound and Nichols
released from the solitary cell. when the
six raided the jail armory and secured two
shotguns and a revolver and proceeded to
the foothills, fully three miles distant.
The following telegram was received at
this Office at a late hour last night:
Special Dispatch to The LRADBR.
LARAMIE, July 20.-At 2 o'clock this
morning Deputy Breobner arrived from
Cheyenne on a freight train, and an hour
or so later forty armed men left for the
hills, intending to visit the ranches and
wait for the fugitives to appear, as
they certainly must do this morning unless
they should board railroad trains. Tele-
grams were sent from Cheyenne west,
and to Sheriff Sterling on No. 2, notify
ing him of the escape. At Wyoming,
where hay harvesters are working, there
are forty horses, which were guarded all
night to protect them from being stolen
by the escaped prisoners, and the stables
in Laramie City were carefully watched
by those who owned horses.
At noon to-day no news had been re-
celved of any of the pursuing parties,
and nc captures were reported at 3
o'clock. 1t is extremely doubtful if any
of the prisoners will be taken very soon,
though some think they cannot possibly
escape over the range, while it is less
likely that they will now seek to ride on
the trains.
No reward has been offered as yet for
the murderers or any of the men, but it
is very likely that if they are not caught
OO-ulRhI lnt COhLulbSlOuCIb Will IdhC az
ton in that direction.
Ed. Linn is wanted more than any of
the others. He had been in jail but a
few weeks, charged with the murder of a
man named Lynch. in Dick Moses sa-
loon at Fort Fetterman. Although not
indicted as yet, he will be undoubtedly
when the grand Jury meets.
Walters, the tramp who is charged
with stabbing a companion ON Front
street last March, is the next most i'm
portant fugitive. He can be convicted of
the killing.
VIM. Roam, a colored man, had been
sentenced to three years in the county
jail for shooting another negro named
Thomas last November. He escaped at
the time and was captured by Adam
Schilling at Bedford. He had served but
a small portion of his time.
Lee Jones was arrested here with a
stolen horse which he was ~endeavoring to
sell. The Stock Association will look
after him.
Barney Kennedy served a term in
RawliDs for robbery, and two weeks after
his discharge wound up in the Albany
county jail for stealing an overcoat and
hat from j.. II. Symons. His term would
have expired July 25, but he was given
thirty days more for striking a fellow
prisoner over the head with a spade while
working in the court house yard, knock
ing him insensible.
Nichols six months term for assault
and battery would have ended Aug. 4, but
there was a fine of 800 against him to be
served out.
Peter Carline, whom Kennedy assaulted,
was in a solitary cell and was liberated
by the other prisoners and also escaped.
At daybreak yesterday morning a por-
ton of the posse came upon the escaped
criminals, who were encamped in a ravine
in the foothills, and exchanged shots.
Just why the officers did not capture the
men at this iuncture is unexplainable at
present. They were well mounted and
armed, but instead of attempting to over
power the fugitives returned home at noon
to-day. The chase has been practically
abandoned, though it is said hat small
party of r~esolute men could easily capture
the escaped criminals if there was a stand
ing reward which would warrant them in
exposing themselves to death, which
would be necessary were the capture Of
the desperate characters attempted. 1t
is expected that news will soon reach
here OF the criminals stealing horses from
ranches.